Op 30-04-2007 om 09:40 schreef Matt Funk: > Hi, > first of all i hope this is the right list to write to. If not i am sorry and > maybe someone could point me to the right one?
It is the right list. I assume that you are subscribed. > i am trying for the first time to install a fresh debian stable from a usb > stick. So i followed the instructions from: > http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/i386/ch04s04.html.en#id2534621 http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/i386/ch04s04.html.en#id2534621 says: | The installer will look for a Debian ISO image on the stick as its | source for additional data needed for the installation. So your next | step is to copy a Debian ISO image (businesscard, netinst or even a full | CD image) onto your stick (be sure to select one that fits). The file | name of the image must end in .iso. > which is: > zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sda > where i got the image from: > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/ > > after that i copied the stable netinst image (.iso) onto the stick. Don't mix up 'netboot' and 'netinst', they are different. > That all seems fine. However, when i boot from the stick dhcp starts but > doesn't seem to get anything. After a while i get: > No boot file name received. > and > operating system missing > > So, i have no idea what i did wrong. Does anyone else? > Retry with netINST (and report your milage) > thanks > mat Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
